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Entercom's Cadence13 is partnering with NBA star Kevin Durant and entrepreneur Rich Kleiman’s Thirty Five Ventures to create The Boardroom Podcast Network.

Emily Ward is the new General Sales Manager for Entercom Chattanooga. Ward has gone from Account Executive to Local Sales Manager and now GSM in two years.

Salem Radio Network hosts Larry Elder and Hugh Hewitt are being offered as potential Presidential Debate moderators. The hosts names were submitted to the Commission on Presidential Debates on behalf of the Trump-Pence campaign.

The NAB says CEO Gordon Smith suffered a stroke Tuesday night and was admitted to the hospital. The NAB says he is "responding well to treatment, is stable and alert, and is resting comfortably. His prognosis is good, and he is expected to make a full recovery."

48 hours before reporting second quarter earnings to Wall Street, Entercom CEO David Field updated employees on the business climate as the country continues to struggle through the COVID-19 crisis.

That's the world we live in these days, when being down under 30% is a win. Saga is the latest public radio company to confirm that April was the revenue bottom caused by the pandemic.

That new position will be filled by Bill Smee, who's worked at CNN, NBC News and Slate. Smee is charged with enhancing the Entercom news brands. Entercom owns some of the most successful news stations in radio, including 1010WINS and WCBS in New York, WBBM in Chicago and KNX in L.A.

Whether you're promoting events, pushing out content or communicating with listeners, social media is easy, it's fast and it's free. That doesn't mean it won't get you into trouble. Broadcast Attorney David Oxenford recently conducted a webinar about the legal issues surrounding social media. Everyone should check it out HERE.

Results Radio has hired Kelsey Sauers as APD and PM Driver for KEWB-FM in Redding. Sauers arrives from Alpha Media in Mankato where she's been on the air since 2019.

iHeart's WAIO-FM in Rochester fired Kimberly Ray and Barry Beck in June following racist remarks Ray made on the air back in June. On Wednesday Earl David Reed, Megan Carter and Pat McMahon were hired to fill that afternoon drive slot. They will be called The Big Show.